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CDC: 35 Ebola Treatment Centers Designated

CDC: 35 Ebola Treatment Centers Designated

(HealthDay News) — Thirty-five hospitals across the United States have been designated as Ebola treatment centers, and more will be designated in the coming weeks, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

These centers have the staff, equipment, training, and resources to provide the complex treatment required to care for Ebola patients, while minimizing risk to health care workers, the agency said.

The agency also released guidance for hospitals and state health officials to use when selecting hospitals to be designated as Ebola treatment centers. The priority areas for Ebola treatment centers are regions served by the five international airports screening returning travelers for Ebola, cities with a high number of returning travelers from West Africa, and cities with large numbers of people from West Africa.